Title: You Can Achieve More
Author: Shiv Khera
Publisher: Bloomsbury India
ISBN: 978-9386349064
Pages: 296
Genre: Self Help
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Rating: 4/5
If you want to stand out, then you
need to do something outstanding, stated by Shiv Khera, an author and motivational
speaker. He recently launched his new
book you can achieve more under Bloomsbury publication.
With a strong message this book put
readers onto the journey of inner self. Although, Shiv Khera has already marked
a tremendous reach in this genre before, yet this book give you an insight to
work on your life in an interesting way.
According to publisher, they have
sold around four million copies of Khera’s You Can Win into sixteen
different languages. Now Author comes with another work of wisdom—You Can
Achieve More: Live By Design, Not By Default.
Basically this book talks about three
pillars of life which need to be strengthen—Health, wealth and good
relationships. If any
one of the three goes missing, it would be hard to imagine a happy world around
us. In this book Khera studies lives of many successful people and tried to
decode the way leads to achievements.
With 23 chapters, this book covers
topics that resonate with every person’s life. You can find many books about
self help but this book you can achieve more effectively helps in learning not only
the principals of success, but also in avoiding mistakes, it works like a
mentor in life and helps in developing confidence with a rewarding path.
Sometimes, we feel left out in the
race called life, I think this book can be your support system on that we can
rely. Book is written in such talkative language it seems you are meeting with your
trustworthy friend. And you really want to hear his life experiences, and share
your own meanwhile. It feels really relatable to know about some famous
personalities and the way they cope up things and emerged as a winner.
You can’t read this book in one
sitting, this is not a capsule of success but it requires a practice, a slow
reading on a daily basis. Best thing about this book is, it might work as a
magic but it won’t ask you to take an appointment first.
Khera Says:
Most people see opportunities, but
very few seize them—Often one of the most painful moments
of our life is when an opportunity knocks on our door and we find ourselves unprepared.
If you are not willing to pay the
price for success, then whether we like it or not, we will have to pay the
price for failure, a price has to be paid, no matter what.
We need to cleary understand that
success does not only depend upon special skills, formal education or superior intelligence.
Achievement do not come by default,
they are first learnt and then practiced.
Life is funny, for as long as we are
alive, we keep learning how to live life.
When something bad happens, it can
break you, define you or strengthen you.
Don’t make your mind a dumping ground
for someone else’s trash.
Achievers realize pride in
performance is not an act = it is a way of life.
Achievement lies in practicing excellence
in the smallest details.
The different between doing right and
doing almost right is same as the difference between being dead and almost dead,
almost is not good enough. Nobody at the Olympics gets a gold medal for 99
percent achievement. Almost done is not done.
It’s a moral obligation for every honorable
person to be prosperous because money in good hands does good and money in evil
hands does evil.
All in all, this book doesn’t preach
you like other books of this genre, but it gives you a different perspective to
live a life. With logical explanations it encourages you like a mentor, and
inspires you to do work towards excellence, nothing less.
If I have to select my favourite chapters
from this book then I would suggest— Invest in Yourself, Choose
Character, Finding Balance, Pride in Performance, The Wisdom Truth.
About Author
SHIV KHERA is the founder of Qualified
Learning Systems USA. An Author, Educator, Business Consultant and a successful
Entrepreneur, he is a much sought-after speaker.
He inspires and encourages
individuals to realize their true potential. He has taken his dynamic personal
messages to opposite sides of the globe, from the U.S. to Singapore. His 30
years of research & understanding has put organizations on a path of growth
and fulfillment.
He is the author of 15
books including the international bestseller "You Can
Win", which has sold over 3.7 million copies in 21
languages. His other books are creating new records.